Pittsburgh police said 47 of their officers are on administrative leave per protocol. The majority of personnel affected are SWAT officers. The city s law enforcement partners are covering any tactical incidents.
Police are searching for a man who they say shot and killed another man in a Scott office just after noon Wednesday. Allegheny County Police Superintendent Chris Kearns said police responded to the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance office at Cochran and Greentree Roads after receiving reports of shots being fired
After Pittsburgh City Paper published seven declarations written by individuals incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail, including accusations that they experienced potential violations of out-of-cell.
A man who was tased by Pittsburgh police during an arrest Wednesday morning died in a hospital about 24 hours later. Allegheny County Police are investigating the incident. Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz said officers were dispatched around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 5100 block of Harriett Street in Bloomfield